Comments on: Campaign 2016: Bipartisan group files pension reform initiative

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:03:50 +0000

Everyone is expressing their “opinions” when opinions DO NOT MATTER in this situation. California is going or will be going broke if we don’t address the pension issue. I’m a state worker. I started at 19 and now I’m 53. The numbers prove the current pension plan is unsustainable. I fear there won’t be enough tax payers in Cali to pay my pension!

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 03:37:36 +0000

In reply to Teddy. My husband and I are retired Welfare and Probation workers, and all of this talk is worrisome. Most of our fellow retirees don't make the bloated retirement pensions the public thinks we do. We put up with abusive clients(I'm trying to be polite), and we have earned every penny. In this household, the generous tips we usually give to wait staff 25-to 30%(some of these kids are students) would go down to the bare min. The local co. we have wash our windows 2 x yr. we would have to do ourselves. The local appliance store? Hmm, no can't afford them, going to a big box store. our contributions to Toys for Tots, maybe one or two gifts. Might have to give up my volunteer jobs because I can't afford the extra gas. Some of the very taxpayers who would love to see our benefits reduced,are the ones who would be hurt the most. Have to make up the difference some where. Not to mention, the cost to taxpayers in legal costs to fight this mess. Thanks. Just think, if these taxpayers would have taught their girls to keep their legs closed just at least until they were 16,or teach their young boys and girls, that its not nice to beat up a senior citizen, or steal things that don't belong to them, my husband and I would be out of a job,but taxpayers wouldn't be on the hook.

By: fletch92131

fletch92131 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:24:10 +0000

I’m in favor of making all new state employees subject to a Defined-Contribution retirement plan, so that these employees can defer some current wages to help towards their retirement later. Not unlike what the federal government did when it created the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to deflect the coming tsunami from its earlier CSRS retirement system. That is not the extent of things that must be done, more outsourcing/contracting out needs to occur, also;the state has far too many employees, for the current workload.

By: fletch92131

fletch92131 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:20:52 +0000

By: Zoltan

Zoltan — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:20:46 +0000

In reply to SeeSaw. I guess we know that SeeSaw is benefiting from a taxpayer financed pension.

By: S Moderation Douglas

S Moderation Douglas — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:13:48 +0000

In reply to Donkey. What is RAGUWS?

By: Hey Jude

Hey Jude — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:25:27 +0000

That’s right, completely do away with defined benefit retirements in one act. No compromise Mr. Reed, such as reform PERS further by putting say a 60% cap on retirements, more employee contributions, raising retirement age some more, etc. San Jose can’t even hire cops anymore thanks to your actions in that city. No one talks about how the state has borrowed billions from PERS in the past and took years to repay. You pay for what you get, and being a cop in Calif sucks to start with. Roll back pay and benefits, see what you get then. And when PERS and all the other retirement systems fold because no new members are paying in, let’s see how many billions the state will have to come up with for decades to shore that up. But you don’t care as long as you get your legacy, right Mr. Reed.

By: Teddy

Teddy — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:21:59 +0000

In reply to Donkey.

Yes– I was Duncey—- it was real bad——mmmmmmm——-but

kinda funny how none of the teabaggy lads still have not answered the question!

LMAO

By: Ulysses Uhaul

Ulysses Uhaul — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 03:00:28 +0000

In reply to Donkey.

Be pragmatic doomers not fatalistic. You got a bit of pension reform….enjoy.

Let’s see what the San Diego kabal does with their pension reform plans…

In meantime, enjoy your Cherrios and Costco frozen blueberries!

By: Donkey

Donkey — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:39:31 +0000

In reply to Ted S. Teddy Parrot, you were B-slapped by Billy Goat, you are just to dumb to know it my RAGUWS feeding sow. :)